My very first blog post…

Let’s start at the very beginning, (a very good place to start…) When you sing, you begin with “do re me”, when you blog, you begin with “who is she?” (Who is me?)

My name is Nicola, and unlike Dory, I think I have eaten a fish. I also answer to Nik, Nicky, Poldylocks, Mummy, and Who wants ice-cream? I am here to tell you the tales of my adventures in “going natural”, which is basically eliminating unnecessary toxins and other rubbish as much as possible, and doing things the old fashioned way. So, “Who is she?”. Here are a few things I can think of about myself that may influence how this blog develops:

~ I am a Mummy. Most people with that title put it first, so I will not break from tradition. I have three beyond gorgeous girls, ages 6, 3 and a half, and nearly 1. Expect posts of treating grazes, helping sniffles & trying to catch more than 3 hours sleep at some point in my life. … if I ever manage that last one, expect a big news story!!

~I am a wife. Expect some posts inspired by my husband, who not only generally goes along with my crazy ideas, sometimes he comes up with them himself. …and sometimes he just walks away & shakes his head. My friend called him “Mr Goes Natural” one day. The name might stick 😉

~I am a wellness advocate for doTERRA. It was joining doTERRA that made me realise that I had already started “going natural”, and helped me figure our what it was I actually wanted to do and be, including this blog. I just take *forever* to actually get moving. Expect lots (and lots) of posts about essential oils. When I figure out how this website thing works I will set up a link so that you too can get these awesome oils in your life (if you haven’t already).

~I’m a spendthrift. Or bargain hunter. Or… what’s a polite way of saying I’m cheap? When you look deep enough, the reason I do most things is to save money. My very first step in this journey was buying reusable wet wipes. An upfront investment, but I couldn’t be bothered to fork out for disposable ones every week. (But if anyone asks, I did it to save the planet 😉 ). Expect posts of ways to save money, good deals, and free stuff! I’ll also try to figure out getting referral links on here.

~I go to Church on Sundays & I’m somewhat active in my church community. This may not be relevant, and I have no idea how this will affect my blog, but no doubt a quote or scripture will end up in here every now & then. So, just in case, you read it here first.

~I was born & raised in South Africa. This may affect the way I say things. Do you know the difference between “now”; “now now”, and “just now”? Who knows what childhood influences this blog will conjure up?

I have no idea how long these things are supposed to be, so I’ll leave this one here. Next time I’ll go into more detail on what “Nicky Goes Natural” is, & what it means to me…

Thanks for joining me on my new adventure!